Pramesh S Jain
Dr Sudha Yadav, a senior BJP leader and former Member of Parliament,has been appointed the new Governor of Karnataka,succeeding Thaawarchand Gehlot.
President Droupadi Murmu announced a fresh round of gubernatorial appointments on October 12,2026, covering six states.Yadav will assume office after formally taking charge.
Yadav represented the Mahendragarh constituency in Haryana in the 13th Lok Sabha from 1999 to 2004.
She is a member of the BJP’s Parliamentary Board and previously served on the National Commission for Backward Classes from 2019 to 2022.
She holds an MSc in Chemistry,which she completed in 1987, and a PhD in Chemistry,obtained in 1992,from the University of Roorkee,now the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee.She is also a recipient of the President’s Guide award.
Yadav’s husband, Sukhbir Singh Yadav, served as a Deputy Commandant in the Border Security Force and died during the Kargil War.The couple have two children.
Her appointment marks a new chapter in Karnataka’s gubernatorial office,subject to her formally assuming charge.
